Welcome to our WebQuest! Dani Alexander, Lyndsey Anderson, Erica Maher & Lindsay Runninger

Introduction Welcome to your exciting journey through all seven of our worlds continents! These include North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Antarctica. Each continent has their own unique animals that have very distinct features. It is important to know about their eating habits, size, etc. to understand why they live in the climate that they do. It is also important to understand why some are extremely important to the environment. Throughout your journey through the seven continents, you will be studying and looking up information about certain animals that will finally lead you to your surprise field trip at the very end! Do you think you can figure out where the surprise field trip will be during your journey through the continents?

Task0 Each morning you will research a

different animal from a particular continent.

0 Please follow the worksheet to stay on task and answer questions about each animal.

0 You will learn about different animals around the world!

0 After you will use Microsoft to make a brochure about what you learned.

Process 1. First, please read the directions on the

worksheet.2. Once you have read them you will click

on the links provided to find the information you are seeking.

3. Each day you will learn about a animal from a different continent

4. Please follow the directions given to find out where they are from, what they like to eat, etc.

5. After you have completed that day. You will stop until the next day.

6. Friday we will review what we learned and announce our SURPRISE field trip!!

7. At the end of the field trip you will make a brochure to show the class what your favorite animal is and what you learned

MONDAY North America

Explore the website Watch the video and learn about

the Grizzly Bear 0Answer questions on

Worksheet

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/brown-bear/

South America

Explore the website Go through the slides and learn

about the Anaconda 0Answer questions on

Worksheet

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creature feature/anaconda/

TUESDAY Antarctica

1. Go to the website 2. Click on "about polar

bears" at the top. then click on "facts and information"

on the left side. 3. Browse through the tops

"where do polar bears live"4. Look at "characteristics“

5. Look at "habitats and behavior".

0 Answer questions on Worksheet

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org 

Europe 1. Go to the website 2. Scroll down and

read the "habitat" section

3. Read "characteristics"

section4. Finally, read the

"diet" section.

0Answer questions on Worksheet

http://www.cosmosmith.com/european_gray_wolves.asp

Wednesday Australia

Ay Mate! You've landed in Australia, a place with endless opportunities. Today you will be introduced to one of Australia's finest, the Koala Bear. With the link provided below you are to find facts about the Koala Bear 0what they eat0 their average life-span0how big they grow

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/koala.html

Asia

As you journey through Asia, you may cross

paths with an animal not so cuddly. With the link provided, you may explore all the details of the Bengal Tiger. Find out what their:0 diets consist of0 what type of an

animal it is0 it's life span

0 Answer questions on Worksheet

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bengal-tiger

HINT: Watching the video provided by the link will help further expand your

knowledge of the Bengal Tiger.

Thursday Africa

Look under each heading about the Cheetah. Explore the website

0Answer questions on Worksheet

http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/engcheetah.html

Africa cont…

Look under each heading about the Lion.

Explore the website 0 Answer questions on

Worksheet

http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/englion.html

Evaluation Beginning

1Developing

2Accomplished

3Exemplary

4Score

Worksheet Completion

Worksheet was not turned in.

Worksheet turned in, student failed to complete entirely.

Worksheet completed, student displayed general understanding of content.

Worksheet completed, student exhibited complete understanding of tasks given.

Overall behavior on student field trip

Student misbehaved, did not listen to any instructions given.

Student failed to follow all instructions given. The student remained uninterested throughout most of field trip.

Student was appropriate, used manners. Listened to all instructions given by teachers or chaperones.

Student acted appropriately on field trip. Used manners, the student was attentive. Displayed much interest.

Choosing an animal, gathering information on animal.

Student failed to choose an animal and gather any information.

Student identified animal of choice, did not gather information based on animal.

Student chose animal but did not successfully gather information. Some information did not pertain to chosen animal.

Student chose animal, displayed accurate knowledge of chosen animals background.

Brochure Brochure incomplete, student showed lack of understanding of content.

Completed brochure, student did not follow instructions precisely.

Completed brochure, information unorganized but displayed understanding.

Completed brocuhure, Gathered and organized important information on animal. Displayed understanding of content learned.

Additional Notes:

Conclusion 0 CONGRATULATIONS!! As you have probably figured out while

going through your journey of the seven different continents, we will be taking a field trip to the zoo as a class! After learning about the animals chosen for each continent, it will now be easier for you to understand and know about each animal when we visit the zoo. Although you only learned about one animal per continent, there are still thousands more out there that are even more interesting to learn about. There are even different kinds of species found almost everyday!

0 At the zoo, you are to choose your favorite animal and find more information on that specific animal. Your final product will consist of a brochure about the new information you have gained on your favorite animal and about your trip to the zoo which should include pictures as well.

Works Cited National Geographic Society. (n.d.). Brown Bear Facts and Pictures –National Geographic Kids. Retrieved on March 9th, 2014, from http://kids.natio nalgeographic.com/kids/animals/cr e aturefeature/brown-bear/

National Geographic Society (n.d.). Anaconda Facts and Pictures—National Geographic Kids. Retrieved on March 9th, 2014 from http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creat ure feature/anaconda/

Paul Janssen (n.d.). Cheetah Facts. Retrieved on March 11th, 2014, from http://www.outtoafrica.nl /animals/engcheetah.html

Paul Janssen (n.d.). Lion Facts. Retrieved on March 11th, 2014, from http://www.outtoafrica.nl/a n imals/englion.html

National Geographic Society (n.d). Bengal Tiger, Bengal Tiger Pictures, Bengal Tiger Facts – National Geographic. Retrieved on March 11th, 2014, from http://animals.nationalgeogra phic.com/ animals/mammals/bengal-tiger

Defenders of Wildlife (n.d.). Koala – Kid’s Planet – Defenders of Wildlife. Retrieved on March 11th, 2014, from http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/koala.html

Cosmosmith (n.d.). Wolves of the World- European Gray Wolves- Canis lupus lupus. Retrieved on March 11, 2014,from http://www.cosmosmith.com/european_gray_wolves.asp